Michigan Chronicle

11/07/2025

Detroit, it’s your time to shine! Submissions are NOW OPEN for the 2025 Who’s Who in Black Detroit Yearbook Edition — and your story, your impact, and your leadership belong in these pages. Be recognized among Detroit’s most influential movers and shakers by submitting:

- professional, high-resolution headshot
- Your polished bio

Submit today at www.whoswhoinblack.com/nominate

DEADLINE: November 17 at midnight.

Don’t miss your chance to be featured. Secure your space — and don’t forget to save the date: December 5, 2025 for the official unveiling!

Let’s celebrate Detroit excellence together.

11/07/2025

"When made history by electing Council President as its first woman , it was more than a political milestone. It was a defining moment for leadership, representation, and power.

But behind that historic victory was another story worth telling: A locally based, Black-owned PR agency led the communications that helped make it happen.

That agency is , Michigan’s longest-standing Black-owned, woman-led, full-service PR, marketing, and strategic communications firm, owned by Marilyn Horn. For nearly 30 years, we’ve operated in boardrooms, briefing rooms, and newsrooms, where our presence was questioned, our expertise underestimated, and our firm labeled “niche” instead of fully capable. Yet through it all, we’ve continued to lead, to deliver, and to build a legacy of impact that extends far beyond Detroit."

Read the full column from at MichiganChronicle.com.

11/06/2025

We have lost so many sisters, cousins, aunties, and friends to breast cancer. In fact, it is the leading cause of cancer death among Black women in the United States.

Please share your perspective with us and help rewrite our community’s story.

Take our brief survey and help build a future where early detection, trust, and care are accessible to everyone.

👉 Visit https://bit.ly/4oDLnkU to take the survey.

Word In Black is conducting a short survey to better understand community awareness, barriers to screening, and experiences with breast health. Your voice can help shape more equitable care and outreach.

11/06/2025

Members of a student organization at the Wayne State University School of Medicine are using chess to connect physicians-in-training with members of the community in which they learn and serve. For more on how WSU builds and strengthens ties to our communities, check out the latest edition of EngageD, the Wayne State University community engagement newsletter: https://tinyurl.com/jn5vdf8w

11/06/2025

Detroit’s most influential breakfast series is stepping onto a global stage.

Pancakes & Politics is partnering with the Detroit Auto Show for a first-ever live season launch on January 15, 2026 — and we’re bringing Detroit’s most important conversations with us.

Sign up for our daily newsletter at michiganchronicle.com for exclusive updates, guest announcements, and ways to join the conversations that shape our city’s future.

11/06/2025

Breaking News: For the first time ever, one of Detroit’s most iconic public forums is taking center stage at one of the city’s most iconic events. Check comments for the details.

11/06/2025

Detroit—let’s go! We're opening submissions for the 2025 Who’s Who in Black Detroit Yearbook Edition and YOU deserve to be in the book.

Stand beside Detroit’s most powerful business, community, and government leaders by submitting:

A high-resolution headshot
Your bio. Submit to www.whoswhoinblack.com/nominate today!
DEADLINE: November 17 at midnight.
Don’t delay—secure your spot today!

And mark your calendar for December 5, 2025 for the unveiling of the publication.

11/05/2025

Detroit voters have elected Mary Sheffield as mayor, the youngest Black woman to lead a major U.S. city and the first woman to hold the office in Detroit.

At her victory party at MGM Grand Detroit — surrounded by residents, organizers, and city officials — she thanked Detroiters for believing in her vision:
“At the end of the day, we all want the same thing: a Detroit that works for everyone.”

11/05/2025

Mary Sheffield didn't just make Detroit history today as the city's first woman mayor-elect. She also made national history. Sheffield is now the youngest Black woman in U.S. history elected to be mayor of a major city (population over 250,000).

11/04/2025

Detroit mayoral candidate Rev. Solomon Kinloch Jr. met earlier today with voters outside the NW Activities Center here minutes after Sheffield rallied with voters at the community center. His message to voters was that the city of needs ethical leadership, and that he's the candidate to bring that to the office.

There are a few hours left before polls close at 8 p.m. Make your voice heard and cast your ballots, Detroit.

11/04/2025

City Council President and mayoral frontrunner Mary Sheffield was met by a host of media and supporters shortly after casting her vote in today's mayoral election.

Sheffield could make history today by being voted as the first woman mayor in Detroit's history.

close at 8 p.m., today, so get out and vote for the candidate you support!

11/04/2025

Detroit! Get out and vote today. For the first time in 12 years, you will elect a new mayor. Make your voices heard!